A new urban agenda: introduction to the Special Issue on Sustainable Urban Development

Steffen Lehmann

doi:10.3390/su70810000

A new urban agenda: introduction to the Special Issue on Sustainable Urban Development

Steffen Lehmann

Faculty of Creative & Cultural Industries

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Abstract

Since the start of the 21st century, humanity has been a predominantly urban
species. This Special Issue is about the future of cities and how urbanization will develop when based on principles of sustainability. It explores the underlying dimensions of the transformation of existing cities and the design of low carbon green precincts and their urban systems. The view of the papers presented in this Special Issue is holistic and takes questions of social sustainability into account. This editorial highlights the contents and methodologies of 13 selected papers, while presenting diverse issues in strategies, concepts and policies for sustainable urban development.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	10000-10006
Journal	Sustainability
Volume	7
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/su70810000
Publication status	Published - 24 Jul 2015

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

Keywords

high-performance low carbon precincts
integration of low carbon technologies into social and behavioral context
complex urban systems
resilient communities
sustainable consumption
urban microclimates

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A new urban agenda: introduction to the Special Issue on Sustainable Urban Development

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